Deja vu all over again...
The Rays are on the brink of elimination after coming up short for the third straight game against Seattle, who really seems to have their number in the postseason. Today it looked good for a moment when they briefly broke out of their offensive funk with 3 in the first including a 2-run Tatis homer. But Garces gave it right back in the bottom of the inning by giving up a 3-run homer and he faded in the decisive 6th with two runs scoring, one of which came on a Basallo passed ball - the same Basallo who is now 1-for-30 at the plate this postseason and is going to be on the bench tomorrow for Game 5. Tatis homered again in the 9th to pull the Rays within one but it was a classic case of too little, too late and now they'll have to hope
Dylan Ray can get the job done with some offensive help or it's going to be another long offseason.
In the NLCS:
The best pitcher in baseball, Nelson Chavarria, fanned 15 Mets in 6 1/3 innings to help the Padres to a key Game 5 win.
Note for those following along: This is the last post for tonight, I'll finish up the series probably late tomorrow morning.